Arvutuslikule

Arvutuslikule is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective arvutuslik, which means "computational" or "calculation-related." The word expresses a relationship to calculation or computation and is used in technical and scientific contexts. Like other Estonian adjectives, arvutuslik has various inflected forms to agree with the noun it describes, and arvutuslikule appears in contexts where the associated noun is in a specific grammatical case.

Etymology and meaning: arvutuslikule is built from the noun arvutus (calculation) plus the suffix -lik, which forms adjectives meaning “characteristic of” or “relating to.” The resulting form retains the core meaning of “computational” and is used wherever the adjective modifies a noun in a case that requires this ending.

Usage and examples: In Estonian, arvutuslik is commonly found in phrases such as arvutuslik lähenemine (a computational approach), arvutuslik mudel (a computational model), and arvutuslik meetod (a computational method). The form arvutuslikule appears in sentences like arvutuslikule mõtlemisele or arvutuslikule modelleerimisele, where the noun is in a case that requires -ule. The term is frequent in computer science, data analysis, mathematics, and related fields, and it also appears in discussions of computational thinking (arvutuslik mõtlemine).

Related terms: The base adjective arvutuslik, the noun arvutus (calculation), and the noun arvutuslikkus (the quality of being computational). The phrase arvutuslik mõtlemine is a standard Estonian translation of “computational thinking.”

See also: arvutus, arvutustehnika, computer science terminology.